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The plant is shown in Figure 2. Plastic moulded boxes are loaded to a pallet by an operator
at OP10. A production schedule, which is based on projected demand, determines the type
of box to be loaded (small, medium, large or for internet enabled). At OP20 the LCD is
assembled to the box before the circuit board is added at OP30. The televisions travel on a
conveyor and five manual operators assemble the electrical equipment, OP40. The
television is then tested and any failures go to the rework area. Good televisions have the
back assembled at OP50 and are unloaded from the line at OP60 by an operator. The empty
pallets are returned by conveyor to OP10 and the televisions are stored on a circular sling
conveyor. A television is taken from the conveyor when a final test booth becomes
available. Televisions failing this test are sent for final rework. Televisions passing are stored
on another sling conveyor and are packed at OP70. Packed televisions are transported to
the warehouse by forklift truck. The final test and packing area are often short of work and
there is enough spare capacity to achieve 500 units per day. The management at Panorama
believe that the throughput problem is a result of the number of stoppages on the main
assembly line. On automated machines there are a significant number of breakdowns, and
set-ups are required every time there is a change of product in the production schedule.
There is only one maintenance engineer per shift who is required to attend all machine
breakdowns and set-ups.
There seems to be little opportunity to improve the efficiency of the machines, nor can the
production schedule be changed since it is driven by customer demand. The solution being
considered is to increase the buffering between the operations to dampen the effects of
stoppages. Design engineers have considered this proposal and believe that, due to physical
constraints on space, the buffering could be increased by a maximum of 200 per cent. This
will also require further pallets to be bought. In fact, there is some uncertainty as to
whether enough pallets are currently being used. Increasing the number of pallets may
provide a solution without the need for further storage. Extra storage is expensive, so
before investing Panorama want to be sure it is necessary. Also, special pallets have to be
used at a cost of $1000 each, so it is important to minimise the number required. Target
throughput must be achieved, but expenditure should be kept to a minimum. The
management at Panorama would like some proposals on how to improve the line within ten
working days.
Identifikasi data dan informasi yang dibutuhkan untuk membuat model simulasi dari kasus
Panorama Television. Selain data struktural, data operasional, dan data numerik, lakukan
juga identifikasi data-data tersebut dengan kategori sebagai berikut:
1. Kategori A: Available
2. Kategori B: Not available but collectable
3. Kategori C: Not available and not collectable
Untuk ketiga kategori di atas berikan penjelasan/alasannya masuk kategori A atau B atau C,
dan juga apa yang harus dilakukan jika data termasuk kategori C